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Racehorse Lotto Raffling Postponed Filly

Racehorse Lotto, which aims to introduce more owners into racing while giving back to charity, is raffling the ownership of a Postponed (Ire) filly in training with Roger Varian for the year. The prize includes naming rights, registering the winner's own racing colours, and all racing, training and vet fees. Prizemoney-100% of the first £100,000, then 50% of any winnings above that–goes straight to the raffle winner. Twenty percent of ticket sales will go to Racing Welfare; Racehorse Lotto raised over £25,000 for Racing Welfare in 2020 through a variety of campaigns. Tickets are £20 apiece, and the winner will be drawn on Mar. 31.

Racehorse Lotto Champions Raffle ambassador Hollie Doyle said, “It feels more important than ever to have some light at the end of the tunnel and the Racehorse Lotto's latest raffle certainly gives everyone in racing something to get excited about. The pandemic has also hit areas of the racing workforce quite hard and Racing Welfare, who will receive 20% of all raffle sales, are currently providing grants for those in the industry that have been affected.”

Of the Meon Valley Stud-bred filly, Doyle added, “She's a lovely big filly by Postponed, who Mr Varian obviously knows very well, and she looked like a horse with plenty of scope and potential when I went to visit her in the snow last week.”

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Doyle And Marquand Ring In The New Year With Engagement Announcement

After an exciting year of record breaking, milestones, and award nominations, Hollie Doyle and Tom Marquand announced their engagement via Twitter on New Year's Eve, according to Daily Mail.

So err…thanks 2020 I guess?! 💍 pic.twitter.com/tiXnF61AV8

— Tom Marquand (@TomMarquand) December 31, 2020

The couple can add their engagement to their lengthy list of reasons to celebrate a year of success. This is a list that already consists of Doyle's third-place finish for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, the first Group 1 win for both riders, Doyle breaking her own record for most winners in a calendar year by a female jockey, and Doyle being voted flat jockey of the year.

Unfortunately their celebration must be cut short as Marquand returns to ride in Australia and Doyle tackles the all-weather circuit.

‘I Was Representing Racing Not Just Myself’: Doyle Finishes Third In Bid For SPOTY

Record-breaking British jockey Hollie Doyle finished third in her bid for BBC's sports personality of the year (SPOTY) award on Sunday, finishing behind Lewis Hamilton and Jordan Henderson. Doyle was the only one of the top three finishers to return to her work the following day, according to the Racing Post.

“When I was there I felt as if I was representing racing not just myself and I feel I lifted the trophy for the whole industry.” Doyle told the Racing Post.

Doyle's SPOTY nomination followed a successful season in which she rode her first Royal Ascot winner, broke her own record for single-season winners, and set an example for aspiring female jockeys everywhere. The 24-year-old's achievements did not end with the flat season as Doyle went on to become the first female jockey to win a race at the Hong Kong International Jockeys' Meeting this month.

This is not the first award that Doyle has been nominated for. She was already named the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year for 2020 and has been nominated for four Lesters Awards, including flat jockey of the year. The Lester Awards will be broadcast on Sky Sports Racing on Dec. 22.

Hollie Doyle Wins Three Lesters; Rides 150th Winner of the Season on Tuesday

Fresh off finishing third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year poll on Sunday, jockey Hollie Doyle, who rode her 150th winner of the season earlier in the day at Lingfield, won three awards at the virtual Lesters Awards on Tuesday evening. Named the Flat Jockey of the Year, as well as the Female Jockey of the Year and the Flat Jockey Special Recognition Winner, Doyle’s 150th winner was Darwell Lion (Ire) (The Last Lion {Ire}) in the fourth race. Doyle is the first female jockey to win Flat Jockey of the Year and only the second jockey to win three Lesters in a single year after Paul Hanagan in 2010. The awards were presented by the Professional Jockeys Association in association with Sky Sports Racing.

Other Lesters winners are as follows:

Apprentice Jockey of the Year–Cieren Fallon, Jr. (second year in a row)
Conditional Jockey of the Year–Jonjo O’Neill, Jr. (second year in a row)
Flat Ride of the Year-Dylan Hogan aboard Wanaasah (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) at Wolverhampton on Jan. 15, 2020.
Jump Ride of the Year-Jack Tudor with Potters Corner (Ire) (Indian Danehill {Ire}) at Chepstow on Dec. 27, 2019
Jump Jockey Special Recognition Winner-Leighton Aspell
Jump Jockey of the Year-Brian Hughes
President’s Special Award-Dr. Jerry Hill, BHA Chief Medical advisor

Paul Struthers, chief executive of the PJA, said, “The Lesters are always a special occasion and in the absence of being able to hold an actual ceremony we can’t thank Sky Sports Racing enough for agreeing to host this live special as well as Racing TV for assisting us with the rides of the year footage.

“We’re delighted for all the winners and hope it clearly demonstrates to them the regard and esteem in which they are held by their peers. Hollie’s achievement in becoming only the second jockey in Lesters history to win three awards in a year, and becoming the first female jockey to be crowned Flat Jockey of the Year, should not be downplayed.

“We were also delighted to be able to recognise Jerry’s work through the Special President’s Award. As well as overseeing improvements in the medical care of jockeys, including the expansion of on-course physiotherapy and offering one-to-one advice and support to jockeys who are hospitalised, his tireless and ongoing efforts to get us back racing whilst ensuring the health and safety of the sports participants, hasn’t gone unnoticed by our members and this was their way of saying thank you.”

In 2020, Doyle already broke her own record for most winners in a calendar year by a female jockey, as well as winning two races on QIPCO British Champions Day, among them her first Group 1 with Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the G1 British Champions Sprint S. Earlier in the year she was aboard Scarlet Dragon (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}) for a first win by a female jockey at Royal Ascot. Doyle also became the first woman to ride a winner in the Longines International Jockeys Championship in Hong Kong earlier this month.

Doyle told Sky Sports Racing, “It’s great to get to 150. To get the 100 up was a relief, but to get 150 is different class–I didn’t think it would happen this year. The Group 1 on Champions Day is the biggest highlight of the year for me. Hopefully it will unlock a few doors for the future–it’s great to get it under my belt at such a young age.”

Another crack at the jockeys’ championship is in the cards in 2021. The 2020 The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year said, “I’ll give it a go. I’ll always be trying as hard as I can and I hope I can land in that position one day, whether it be next year or the year after I don’t know. The main thing is to try and keep people happy and ride as many winners as I can.”

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